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HAB911

(8,873 posts)
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 09:15 AM Mar 2017

Trump Healthcare Appointee: Opiates Are Proof God Exists

John Fleming, a new Health and Human Services deputy, wrote a book that is pretty crazy!

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Among the gems:

Why opiates are proof of God's existence: "Were it not for these drugs, many common and miraculous surgeries would be impossible to either undergo or perform. In my opinion this is no coincidence at all. Only a higher power and intellect could have created a world in which substances like opiates grow naturally."

How pornography can lead to fear of dick: "Another recent example I can cite is that of an adult woman who was allowed to see a pornographic movie as a child. As an adult, she has suffered from a phobia to male genitalia."

On the correlation between tattoos and substance abuse: "Body art comes into play in drug addiction as well, although obviously, not all who have a tattoo are addicts. A sailer who gets a single tattoo on his arm or an adult woman who has a small butterfly tattooed on her lower abdomen are not necessarily drug addicts or even rebellious — just dumb, at least temporarily!"

On whether goths are predisposed to drug addiction: "Goths usually smoke cigarettes and many practice an odd sort of devil worship, although kids in the 'punk' culture may not have any interest in these non-mainstream beliefs. Not all Goths are drug addicts, but a high percentage experiment with all types of drugs, including hallucinogens... When you see that your child has become interested in body art or has a fascination with the Goth or other subculture, then be on alert, because your child is likely headed into rebellion and possible drug experimentation."

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/trump-healthcare-appointee-opiates-are-proof-god-exists

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Trump Healthcare Appointee: Opiates Are Proof God Exists (Original Post) HAB911 Mar 2017 OP
Dickophobia. Good grief. CurtEastPoint Mar 2017 #1
Hey, this is a fun game to play. Girard442 Mar 2017 #2
oh yea, everything is proof positive! HAB911 Mar 2017 #3
Also had the foresight to create cancer and parasites that eat your eyes. AtheistCrusader Mar 2017 #6
Goths ExciteBike66 Mar 2017 #4
So God created opiates Lordquinton Mar 2017 #5
People with tattoos aren't necessarily junkies... just dumb? Act_of_Reparation Mar 2017 #7

Girard442

(6,066 posts)
2. Hey, this is a fun game to play.
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 09:24 AM
Mar 2017

We know God exists because only He'd have the foresight to create booze and weed for those times that we need to get f***ed up.

We know that God exists because it can't be just luck that prehistoric vegetation would turn into the coal and oil we need to run our iPhones and our Chevys.

We know that God exists because the existence of uranium can't be an accident. God knew we'd need to be able to blast ourselves into nonexistence some day and he provided a really effective way of doing it.

Lordquinton

(7,886 posts)
5. So God created opiates
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 11:30 AM
Mar 2017

Did he then also create drug addiction? Why does god always try to kill us with something he created for good? Or is he giving a way to see him faster?

Act_of_Reparation

(9,116 posts)
7. People with tattoos aren't necessarily junkies... just dumb?
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 11:37 AM
Mar 2017

Commissioning an original work of art you take with you at all times? Dumb.

Cutting the end of your baby's dick off because god? That's cool.

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